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Ancient Saharan Seaway Illustrates How Earth’s Climate and Creatures Can Undergo Extreme Change

New AMNH paper provides first reconstructions of some extinct species and a computer-aided map of the seaway STONY BROOK, NY, July 8, 2019 – A new paper to be published in the Bulletin of the American Museum of...

July 8, 2019

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DNA Study Illustrates the Complex Story of Ancient Herders and Farmers in East Africa and How Food Production Entered Sub-Saharan Africa

STONY BROOK, NY, May 30, 2019 – How food production entered sub-Saharan Africa some 5,000 years ago and the ways in which herding and farming spread through the continent in ancient times has long been a topic of...

May 30, 2019

5 min read

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New Collaboration to Accelerate Clean Energy Research at Stony Brook

STONY BROOK, May 8, 2019 – Stony Brook University and the Center for Sustainable Energy® (CSE) have signed a memorandum of understanding to support, foster and accelerate the development of clean and sustainable...

May 8, 2019

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A Small Dinosaur from New Mexico is a Big Piece in the Puzzle of Tyrannosaur Evolution

STONY BROOK, NY, May 6, 2019 – Tyrannosauroid dinosaurs have a long evolutionary history and include iconic giants like Tyrannosaurus rex. Now an international team of researchers including Alan H. Turner, PhD, from...

May 6, 2019

4 min read

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Is Kelp the New Kale for Long Island?

Pioneering Stony Brook study reveals rapid growth of kelp on LI oyster farms with potential to restore water quality, create jobs, and serve up the next great health food for LI Southampton, NY, April 25, 2019 – In...

April 25, 2019

7 min read

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Il Memming Park, PhD Wins Stony Brook Discovery Prize

Stony Brook, NY, April 24, 2019 – Dr. Il Memming Park and three Stony Brook early career research colleagues took the stage on April 23, and presented their high risk, high reward concepts to a panel of...

April 24, 2019

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Study Reveals Teens May Not be Aware of Nicotine Levels in E-Cigarettes

STONY BROOK, NY, April 22, 2019 – In an anonymous study of more than 500 adolescents aged 12 -21, comparing survey data with urinary metabolites of nicotine (cotinine) and marijuana (THC), researchers found that teens...

April 22, 2019

3 min read

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Scientists Create a Model for the Neural Basis of Expectation

STONY BROOK, NY, April 12, 2019 – It is known that sensory stimuli – especially powerful ones like taste – are affected by expectation, which is a trigger to improving stimuli detection, distinction and reaction. Yet...

April 12, 2019

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NSF Supports Marine Science and Chemistry Educational Research Programs

STONY BROOK, NY, April 12, 2019 – The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) $434,000 to advance research that will help scientists understand the global...

April 12, 2019

3 min read

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Neuroscientist Receives Award to Investigate How the Sea Urchin “Sees” Without Eyes

STONY BROOK, NY, April 5 , 2019 – Sea urchins have no eyes, yet they can respond to light and accurately react to visual stimuli by way of photoreceptor cells distributed across numerous “tube feet,” which are small...

April 5, 2019

3 min read

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Evolutionary Biologist Receives Award to Study the Regenerative Powers of the Shrew

STONY BROOK, NY, April 3 , 2019 – Imagine if humans could evolve or learn how to shrink their bodies and certain organs for periods of time in order to preserve their functions. While this is not currently possible...

April 3, 2019

3 min read

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New Hope to Treat Dangerous Triple-Negative Breast Cancer?

STONY BROOK, NY, March 28, 2019 – Triple-negative breast cancer is the most aggressive subtype of the disease, and people who have this form of breast cancer often end up with tumor recurrence and metastatic disease...

March 28, 2019

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Expert: HIV “Cure” Still Rare and Requires Caution

STONY BROOK, N.Y., March 6, 2019–The news this week about a patient being cured of HIV infection is a hopeful one, yet this news should be met with caution. It also requires an explanation when it comes to...

March 6, 2019

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Pilot Study Suggests Possible Connection Between PTSD and Risk for Dementia in 911 Responders

STONY BROOK, NY, March 5, 2019 – The physical and cognitive health of 911 World Trade Center responders remains a concern for healthcare professionals who care for the thousands of responders, many of whom continue to...

March 5, 2019

3 min read

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Study Finds Atypical Communications in Autism May Aid Diagnosis, Treatment Targets

STONY BROOK, NY, March 1 , 2019 – A team of Stony Brook University autism researchers investigating atypical communications characteristics (such as repeating words or having unusual utterances) of children being...

March 1, 2019

3 min read

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Research Points Toward Possible New Treatment for Periodontitis

STONY BROOK, NY, February 28 , 2019 – Periodontitis is a progressive inflammatory disease that affects approximately half of all American adults. Colonization of the oral cavity by a bacterial pathogen called...

February 28, 2019

3 min read

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Novel Battery Undergoing Tests at AERTC

STONY BROOK, NY–February 19, 2019 – Stony Brook University energy researchers will be testing a prototype storage battery called a vanadium flow batterythat is designed to be more energy efficient than existing...

February 19, 2019

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Two Stony Brook Infectious Disease Specialists Named AAM Fellows

STONY BROOK, NY, February 19 , 2019 – Bettina Fries, MD, Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Medicine, and David Thanassi, PhD...

February 19, 2019

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Category: Research

Ancient Saharan Seaway Illustrates How Earth’s Climate and Creatures Can Undergo Extreme Change

DNA Study Illustrates the Complex Story of Ancient Herders and Farmers in East Africa and How Food Production Entered Sub-Saharan Africa

New Collaboration to Accelerate Clean Energy Research at Stony Brook

A Small Dinosaur from New Mexico is a Big Piece in the Puzzle of Tyrannosaur Evolution

Is Kelp the New Kale for Long Island?

Il Memming Park, PhD Wins Stony Brook Discovery Prize

Study Reveals Teens May Not be Aware of Nicotine Levels in E-Cigarettes

Scientists Create a Model for the Neural Basis of Expectation

NSF Supports Marine Science and Chemistry Educational Research Programs

Neuroscientist Receives Award to Investigate How the Sea Urchin “Sees” Without Eyes

Evolutionary Biologist Receives Award to Study the Regenerative Powers of the Shrew

New Hope to Treat Dangerous Triple-Negative Breast Cancer?

Expert: HIV “Cure” Still Rare and Requires Caution

Pilot Study Suggests Possible Connection Between PTSD and Risk for Dementia in 911 Responders

Study Finds Atypical Communications in Autism May Aid Diagnosis, Treatment Targets

Research Points Toward Possible New Treatment for Periodontitis

Novel Battery Undergoing Tests at AERTC

Two Stony Brook Infectious Disease Specialists Named AAM Fellows

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